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Porthtowan
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Porthtowan (Cornish Standard Written Form: Porth Tewyn, meaning landing place at the sand dunes) is a small village in Cornwall, England, UK, which is a popular summer tourist destination. Porthtowan is on Cornwall's north Atlantic coast about 2 km (1.2 mi) west of St Agnes, 4 km (2.5 mi) north of Redruth, 10 km (6.2 mi) west of Truro and 15 km (9.3 mi) southwest of Newquay in the Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape, a World Heritage Site.
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Porthtowan | |
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![]() Porthtowan | |
Location within Cornwall | |
OS grid reference | SW695475 |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | St Agnes |
Postcode district | TR4 |
Police | Devon and Cornwall |
Fire | Cornwall |
Ambulance | South Western |
50.28234°N 5.23682°W / 50.28234; -5.23682 |
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Porthtowan is popular with surfers and industrial archaeologists; former mine stacks and engine houses dot the landscape.[1]